Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
DOMESTIC HINTS.
PEACH MERINGUE.

teacupIul, In saucepan, ana When IL
/ boils add the reserve milk, in which
two tablespoonfuls Of corn starch are
dissolved, stirring constantly. When
/ it thckens remove it from the fire and
add one tablespoonful of buttor and Let
the mixture cool. When cold. beat in
the yolk of three eggs until TIE custard
is light and add half cup of granulat-
cd sugar. Cover the bottom of a bot
tered earthenware bak ngpan with
three layers of ripe peaches. peeled.
stoned and quartered. sprinkling two
tablespoonfnls of sugar over them.
Pour the custard gently over the fruit
and bake in quick oven for twenty
minutes. When DONE cover the top
with the whites of the eggs beaten to
stiff froth. sprinkling little sugar over
the whites. Brown delicatcly in the
oven and serve cold with cream.
PUMPKIN MARMALADE.
Pare. core and cut into small pieces
mediumsized ripe pumpkin OF rich
color; take six pounds of sugar, one
pint of good cider vinegar, dozen
cloves and one ounce of best root gin
ger; bruise the ginger and tie it with
The cloves in spice bag. put it with the
sugar and vinegar in an earthen jar or
porcelain lined kettle that will hold two
/ gallons; when it gets warm put in as
much pumpkin as the jar will hold,
pressing it down, and boil it until it is
well cooked Git will be quite transparent
and sofO; take it out with n strainer
and set it near the fire while the liquid
boils TO a thin syrup, put the pumpkin
back into the jar and let it boil for half
an hour. crushing it as much rs pos
sible the while with a wooden spoon.
PRESERVED WATERMELON RIND.
Pare off the outside green and the
inside red of the rind. leaving only the
clear white. Cut in small pieces and
put down in 4 jar over night with
light sprinkle of salt on each layer of
rind. The next morning drain thor
oughly, and steam over clean water
, I'll each piece becomes transparency
clear. Make a thick syrup of white
sugar sufficient enough to cover the
watermelon. and can in glass jars.
Some add bit of lemon peel or gin
ger root. but l prefer the clear water
melon. If you like the spiced pre-
serves, add a little vinegar and a bag
Of spices Gloves and cinnamon to your
syrup.
SWEET PICKLES
Eight pounds of fruit, four pounds
Of best brown sugar, one quart of vine
gar and one cup of mixed whole spices,
stick cinnamon. cassia buds. allspice
and cloves less of the later than of
the former. Tie the spices in bag
and boil them with the vinegar and
sugar. Skim well, then add the fruit.
Cook ten minutes, or till scalded and
tender. Skim out the fruit and put
into stone jars. Boil the syrup five
minutes longer and pour over the
fruit. The next day pour Off the syrup
and boil down again, and do this for
three mornings. Keep the bag of spices
in the syrup.
RUSSIA CREAM.
Four eggs. one cup of sugar, one
quart of milk, one-half box of gelatine
dissolved in one-half pint of water,
beat the yolks of the eggs and the sugar
/ together and cook with the milk like
cuslard take this from the stove and
add the well-beaten whites of the eggs,
stirring rapidly for few minutes, then
add the gelatine and teaspoonful of
some flavoring extract pour into a
pretty shaped dish to harden. When
ready TO serve. turn out on plate and
cut in blocks. Make this the day be-
fore you use it. 1t is improved by serv-
ing with sweetened cream sauce.
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES.
Take round, smooth tomatoes, peel
them, cut out the hard core and slice
them thin. Have several slices of salt
pork fried so as to have about one-half
cup Of fat in y our spider. Put in the
tomatoes after taking out the slices of
pork. with one-half cup of brown sugar,
and pepper and salt if liked. Cook soft
and serve hot
PEACH TAPIOCA.
Soak some tapioca over night and in
the morning boil until it is perfectly
clear. adding more water from time TO
time us needed; slice five nice peaches
with a silver knife and sprinkle liber-
ally with sugar; when you take the
tapioca from the stove, stir the peaches
into it. Eat cold with sugar and cream.
Careless Contributors.
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